Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His first spouse was a Hunter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Heian was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Heian decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Dyer profession.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2200 gp. White opal (1400 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He comes from a rich western family. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Caeldrim took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp.